Hillary’s got a ‘brain’ teaser for Rove

Hillary Clinton on Friday took a good-humored shot at Karl Rove for suggesting recently that she may have suffered brain damage following a blood clot in 2012.

“I know he was called [George W.] ‘Bush’s brain’ in one of the books written about him, and I wish him well,” Clinton said laughing, when asked what she’d like to say to the GOP strategist, in an interview with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer.

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She was apparently referring to the 2003 book, “Bush’s Brain: How Karl Rove made George W. Bush presidential.” The authors, James Moore and Wayne Slater, also wrote a follow up book, “Rove Exposed: How Bush’s brain fooled America.”

In the interview, Clinton addressed the health scare that reentered the spotlight after Rove’s comments and said that while she had suffered a “serious concussion” that led to a blood clot, she was put on blood thinners, has “no lingering effects,” and is in good health.

Clinton said if she runs for president in 2016, she will release her medical records. “I would do what other candidates have done. Absolutely,” she said.

The 66-year-old Clinton also addressed questions about her age, specifically a comment by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell who said in March that the potential Democratic field for 2016 looked like a “rerun of the Golden Girls.”

“That was a very popular, long-running TV series,” Clinton said laughing.